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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
PERSONAL.

VIM. Harnack, of GAINESVILLE, is on a
visit at his home in the First ward.
Mrs. Frank Bolles, of Milwaukee, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Blair.
Mrs. r. Beswick, of Hastings, Mimi,
visited DR.. and Mrs. F. G. Moulding
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs G. G. Eaton were visitors
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Ford at
Wauwatosa.
Mrs. III. B. Hawley, of San Francisco,
California, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Homer Hoyt in Milford.
Emil Schwarz, of Auscha, Bohemia,
visited the family of his cousin, the late
Isaac Kohn, last week.
S. E. Fuller, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
was visitor over Sunday at the residence
OF Mrs. M. Nichols, Third ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. B. Stone, of Chicago,
are visiting in the city for few weeks at
the residence of E. A. Mendenhall.
Mrs. Ell. J. Hoffman, left for Milwau-
kee yesterday morning to visit with her
mother, Mrs. l.. Scbuetz, for few days.
F. III. Roper and daughter, Jessie, of
Iowa Falls, Iowa, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. G. Roper, from Saturday until
Monday.
A. j. Carlin has returned from Dunn
county to pass a short time at his home
here before going to Ironton, Michigan,
to engage in mining.
James F. Slight has finished his course
at the Oshkosh Normal school and is at
present enjoying respite from study at
his home in Emmett
P. B. Basford is able to walk a little.
but his nerves are terribly shattered and
he suffers greatly from sleeplessness and
Observation-Disclosures Register.
R.G. Williams, of New York, visiting
his sister, Mrs. Robert Lewis, of the Fifth
ward, and relatives and friends in this
vicinity for the past three weeks, return
ed to his home Monday.
Martin Cummings and Andrew Cum
mings, of Chicago, were called here by
luc uCdlu vi mis-. W. N1UOIC, TIC IOILU6I
returning to Chicago Monday morning
and the latter remaining until after the
funeral.
J. Volts and wife, Of Milwaukee, were
entertained a portion of last week by Mr..
and Mrs. F. V. Piper, of Pipersville
Mr.. Volts is assistant to d. G. Cheney in
the train dispatcher's Office of the Chica-
60, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway.
DR.. r. Stedman and r. Wilson, Of
Colesburgh, Iowa, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hall, in the Fifth ward, several
days last week. DR.. Stedman was re-
turning from attending the convention of
the eclectic school at Waukesha. Mr..
Wilson is q brother of Mrs. Hall.
Henry O'Brien, wife and daughter, of
Kansas City, Mo-, are visiting in the city,
The guests of Mr.. aud Mrs. II. d. James.
MIR. O. Brien holds his old position of con-
ductor on the Topeka & Santa Fe line,
and is one of the most popular and trust
worthy of the company's employees.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

at Fl. Steinfort's, in the Sixth ward.
While handing whip to Mr. Steinfort,
who was driving, the horses started up
before Manske stepped out of the way
and the machine caught him, with the
result stated. DR., Spaldipg was sum-
moped on the case, and Monday morning,
finding it impossible to save the limb it
was amputated above the ankle, DR..
Moulding assisting in the operation. The
lads condition is as we'll as could be ex-
pected, and bis ultimate recovery is looked
forward to.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
FOUND DEAD IN HIS CELL.

Alois Morawa, who was last week committed
to the house of correction for term OF three
years for burglary at Whitehill's machine shop
on Clinton street, was found dead in his cell yes
terday morning. The body was removed to the
mergue. His death was caused by consumption.
Morawa, was nearly SO years of age. and had q
divorced wife and son, who live in Watertown.
He was a machinist and had worked at the West
Milwaukee car shops, but robbed his associates.
for which offense he served a term in the house
of Observation-Disclosures Sentinel, 21st inst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
OBITUA

Robert Koenig, brother-in-law of II.
Mulberger and resident here for the
past 20 years, died Monday last, June II,
1887, of general debility at his home in
the Second ward. Mr.. Koenig was born
in Germany and for ten years had filled
the position of bookkeeper for the A.
Fuermann Brewing company. His age
was So years. He leaves a wife, one
daughter and two sons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
HOME MATTERS.

Different styles of pillow sham hold
ers at f. w. Schultz's. 36w2
Try Fairbanks strictly pure soaps,
and you will never use any other.
The city Board of Review meets in
the council rooms, Monday, June u.
The Office of the J. L. Perry Manu-
featuring company is being enlarged and
improved in appearance.
"A business meeting OF the Y. M. C.
A. will be held Thursday evening, June
80, at the Temple of Honor hall.
Mourning Goods specially at the
West Side Millinery store.
33 QUIGLEY & DUFFY.
Rev. FL. B. Dean, well-known here
has resigned the pastorate of the Episco,
pal church at Waupun, but resides there
for the present.
A bunch of keys found in the Second
ward are in the possession of Marshal
Zautner and will be given to the ownei
when he is known
Why use a cotton umbrella when
you can get dandy" silk, silver handle
one of Schiller & Quentmeyer, at $3.50
Gold handles at So, $3.50 and $500.
Sc
Tho WATERFOWL Little Potatoes de-
feated the Waterloo Juniors in game Of
base ball on the Dennis grounds last Sat
urday afternoon by the score of % to 49,
Rev. J. B. Finn, ofSt. Paul's church
held service last Sunday afternoon in the
German Methodist church on the Broome
farm in Milford. 1t is the Intention to
bold these services once a month.
The most complete line of Fourth oil
July goods in Watertown at Stallmann' s.
VIM. G. Cody was arrested yesterday
by Sheriff Bullock on an order from Judge
Bennett, charged with committing an as
sault on Mrs. Cody June Is, using abus-
i've language to her and removing prop
erty from the homestead in the Fourth
ward. Damages are claimed for $40, 900.
He secured $4,000 bail for his appear
ance, Or. Solliday and G. 81. Hahn be-
coming his sureties.
Last Thursday morning, the weather
at the time being intensely hot, Martin
Kirschner, aged 65 years, and a former old
resident of the Second ward, but of late
years making his home with his son-in-
law, John Poefke, at Redwood, dropped
on the sidewalk in front of NJ Smiths
store on the West side, being overcome
and Frustrated by the heat. He was taken
to the City Hall building and DR.. Spald-
ing called. The suffering man was sub
sequently removed to the residence of his
son in the Second ward, where he died
the following afternoon. This was the
first case of sun stroke here this season.
Pure Paris Green at the lowest price
at Straw & Murphy's. 36w2
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

Parties desiring strawberries for can
ming or immediate use, of excellent quail
ity, clean, good size and at reasonable
rates, can have the same by calling on or
addressing Joseph Mcfarland, west side,
north of Sacred Heart college. 35w3
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The co.partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Frank x. ProchaZka and David G. Whyte,
under the firm name of Prochazka & Whyte, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent. All bills
and outstanding accounts of said firm will be
settled by F. K. PrOchazka.
Matertown, May %, 1887. 34Wa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

Last Friday forenoon Herman Manske,
lad II years old, whose parents reside
in the Seventh ward, had his left leg
horribly mangled by moving machine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

just received an elegant line of
chamber suites in antique oak, mahog
ony, walnut, ash and maple at E. w.
Schultzs. 81
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-12

Trial Justice Robinson of Anderson, has a
unique way IF fastening guilt upon the crimi-
mails that appear in his court. Yesterday a
negro was arraigned before him charged with
stealth; a hog One of the witnesses for the
prosecution was specially active in his efforts
to fix the guilt upon the prisoner, and in an
unguaried moment showed himself guilty Of
duplicity. The judge took cognizance of this
fact, and finding the evidence against the
prisoner wholly insufficient for conviction,
ordered him released Believing strongly in
the guilt of the party he had spotted, the Judge
determined 10 try the effect of an old chest
nut, and suggested to the large crowd OF
darkies present that the matter be left EN-
tirelv To very fine game rooster he had in the
yard. The proposition met the approval Of
the audience in the court room and he ordered
the featherei judge to lie brought in, together
with large iron washpot. The rooster and
the pot both in, the judge assumed all the
dignity possible and proceeded 10 announce,
deliberately and so!emuly, that the rooster
would be placed under the pot and everybody
in the house would be expected TO touch it.
while the negroes, present would sing Let
the old ark rock on
The rooster, said the judge, will crow
when the guilty man touches the pot"
Hands We're then clasped and a circle
formed around the pot, and Let the old ark
rock on" was sung as only negroes can sing
The judge noticed that the burly fellow he
had suspected was very nervous, and was
making his way TO the door He therefore
urged him to enter the circle and touch the
pot The fellow declined, saying. Il am out
of dat scrape now and want to stay out"
He joined in the singing but would not
touch the pot. The older negroes regarded
his conduct as conclusive evidence of his guilt.
and upon being pressed he made full confes-
sion of his crime, and was then sentenced to
three months Imprisonment in the county
Jail.
The ignorant negroes now think Justice
Robinsons trick is the triumph of genius, and
are ready to worship the game cock. They
are also willing to leave all the stealing cases
in that community to the infallible Judgment
of Judge RObinsons rooster.-New York
Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-12

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salary Of 500 or so. In speaking Of
himself Mr.. Rexford said the other day:
| was born i'll JOhnsburg, y. Y, July
III, ISIS | began writing when | was "a,
my first poem being published about that
time III New York paper When | was Il,
got the first money ever received from IA
publisher, Frank Leslie being the man to give
me my first PeCuniaTy encouragement. |
have written stories and poems for most OF
the eastern literary papers, and am better
known there than at the west, because west
ern papers have never been able to paw
price that would induce professionally liter
airy person TO contribute to them therefore
those of Us who write for money have to send
our wares where they will bring the
most. i write quite rapidly, and am
able TO accomplish good deal of work
during the year. Ny hobby-if have ONE
is flowers, and | have n green house full of
them, from which receive a vast amount Of
pleasure. | write a great deal about their
cultivation. and edit the floral department in
five periodicals, and from this YOU will see
that am one of those practical persons who
combine sentimen. and business Am a bach
elor; have no grave Of departed love- to
weep over; have never met with "diSap-
pointment" in love. and do not find single
blesseiness such bad thing as some persons
try to make it appear. Have pleasant home
with books, and pictures, and music, and
flowers, and take life very comfortably
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-12

Ii the future genius Is 10 be poet or musi-
clan, then this preparer Of his future intellect
ual food must he brought into contact with
color, form, harmony, 1t matters not Of how
rude a form. Color there must be, even
though it be only the glory of sunset clouds,
or the massed foliage against the gray granite
of towering cliffs; music there must be,
though it be but the lowing of cattle softened
and echoed back by the hills, or the soughing
of the wind through the trees. All this
wealth of imagery, these stores of harmony,
lie dormant i'll the brain of the first genera
ton, but the strength and the rude culture
which they beges are transmitted and the
second generation comes into rich heritage.
blessed by visions Of beauty ard dreams Of
glory for which there is seemingly no ac-
counting
Other influences are now at work; charac-
teristics of another line center within him,
and his character gathers strength and
breadth. His is the power Of perception, bat
in him the power of reflection is born also.
He perceives images, he gathers facts. he
traces relations, but beyond that his mind is
chaos. Thoughts fit hither and thither sug-
gestions come and SO. but he lacks the power
TO restrain and concentrate them, he fails to
classify them. He has love of the beauti-
full and he longs to embody his ideals, but,
alas, the power is not with him. Men recog-
nize that he has talent, and marvels that he
fails to reach the expected goal, and when
the end comes he sigbs over his seemingly
mistaken life.
The third generation now comes upon the
scene; thoroughly panoplied is he, for he has
received 10y transmission the treasures of the
two preceding generations. His mind begins
10 work from within rather than to absorb
from without; he sees, he reflects, but more
than this, he has constructive ability. He
assimilates, he classifies, he reasons, he
creates. His is the hand that brides the
swift cour-ers of thought; his the voice that
evokes order out OF chaos. The work Is
done; behold the genius.-Julia A. Flisch in
The Current
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-12

n single existing ruin of the great conflagra-
tion. Chicago, with all her recent aud ro-
mant c history. Is siugularly deficient in land
marks The Old fort Is all gone, and all the
early buildings, with one or two exceptions
have long since disappeared. Out on the
North Branch. however. stands the old man
sion of Pioneer Archibald Ciaybourne, built
in lSS5-the first brick building in the city
a picturesque ruin The brick for that house
was made by F. c. Sherman. afterward
mayor. and still living. How young Chicago
i, to be sure!
II is not boasting 10 say that Chicago is fast
becoming one of the greatest aud Crandest
cities in the Union. Her citizens spend so =
0O1.G1l year for new buildings. The burned
district is uni Jrmlv rebuilt with large,
costly structures. and il has been es-
timated by insurance experts that a
repetition of the fire OF II would
cause loss of $4,000 OO0 in buildings alone
Chicago has not only rebuilt, but she has re-
paid the capital borrowed from the east. An
instance OF the long struggle Chicago has
passed through in this regard came to the
surface only a week or two ago, when Potter
Palmer paid the last of his notes due the Con
necticut Insurance company, from which he
had borrowed no less than S2,0O0.0a in 1872.
1t was long struggle, but Palmer finally
won, and is richer now than ever before.
Chicago finds herself at the end Of her first
half century the second commercial city
on the continent; third in population and
the eighth in the world, well as the eighth
wonder: third in manufactures and finance;
first in railroads, both in number and mile
age; first in number of tons of freight
sent out: first exceeding even New York. in
tonnage shipped and received by water;
first in grain. first in meats, first i'll lumber
and first in live stock. And only fifty years
old March coming!
What of the future! Only bright skies are
ahead. The center of population is not Vet
as far west as Chicago. The great West
is in its infancy. Iowa will soon he as pOpul
Gus as York state, Nebraska will count with
PENNSYLVANIA. Minnesota will overrate Ohio.
The bulk of the flour trade may go to Mime
apoliS, of the wheat trade to Duluth and of the
packing interest TO Omaha and Kansas City.
But the growth of these western marvcls will
only help Chicago as the growth of Chicago
has helped New York. This is the metro
politan city OF inner America, and it will rise
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-12

The bull fight the other night was a COM
plete failure, and evidently disappointment
to the immense audience that filled the hippo
drome. Whether it was the electric light
that blinded the animals or the WEAKNESS fol-
lowing upon their exertions of Sunday il is
impossible to say, but certainly tanner herd
of cattle was never seen outside the peaceful
pastures of a farm Their chief object seemed
to be to avoid the toreadors whenever
approached, and the very sight of a red cloak
struck terror into their hearts. One amiable
COW that ran whenever approached was re-
ceived with cries of ha-a-a, and in many
parts of the multitude attention was easily
turned from the performance to the witty re-
marks of the rough element. From beginning
to end the show was farce, and it may be
safely predicted that this amusement will
never be popular one in Paris.-Paris Morn
ing News
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-12

on the river bank. Northward to open coun-
try It's four miles: southwark. seven; west
ward, five; northwesterly, six; south
westerly, seven. The central business dis
trict comprises three square miles, this ter
ritory being almost entirely resigned to
trade, manufactures and transportation.
Two of these three square miles are covered
with great business buildings of iron, brick
and stone. The greatest retail mart, State
street, is nine miles long, and is business
nearly all that distance. Madison street, run
ming east and west, is flanked with business
houses for more than four miles. There are
other business streets and avenues almost as
important as these All told, there are so
miles of streets within the city and 100 miles
of street car lines Here DWELL 80, 900 people,
aIri here a mighty commerce is carried on.
Just without the city limits, in near by
suburban towns and residence districts, live
10000 more people.
This is the Chicago OF 1857. 1t is not easy
to realize that all has grown in fifty years.
II taxes the understanding and creduiity TO
give proper appreciation to the fact that
where this mighty city stands a brief half
century ago was but virgin prairie, half
swamp, with sluggish stream oozing
II tiil ilAAAt "'NNae
the river mouth.
March 4, 1857, Chicago was created a city.
A few days later the first city election WAS
held. at which s09 votes were cast William
B. Ogden, afterward a great railway builder
in the west, WAS elected mayor. He died a
few wears ago Judge Cation. who was elected
an alderman still lives in Chicago. He was
the pioneer telegraph builder. Many of the
s9 voters still survive, among them John
Wentworth and J. Young Scammon. after
ward, as still, prominent men. In July, 1887,
a census was taken. IL showed population
of 600, 4 warehouses, 39s dwellings. - stores
and taverns. Il lawyers offices and 5churches.
That was the Chicago of fifty years ago.
When Chicago was babe Of a day New
York had 3oo0oO population, Boston 1000
and Philadelphia 5000. Even Cincinnati,
once a rival had a start of 30,oOr, while New
Orleans was a metropolis containing 1000
souls. When Chicago city was born the four
adjacent states of Illinois, Michigan, Wis
conSin and Indiana contained only l,00O,r1
souls, or but few more than may now lie
found in this one county of Cook, over so
much of which Chicago spreads.
withstanding her wonderful prosperity,
little Chicago started out amid discouraSing
circumstances 1t is a remarkable fact that
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-12

since the incorporation there has been one
year which failed to show a larger population
than that present in the preceding year
Chicagos incorporation and the panic of 1857
came together and in ISIS not a few discUur-
aged pioneers abandoned their interest here
and moved back east, SO that in ISIS the popu-
lation was smaller than in 1881. That panic
must have been more damaging TO the prosper
ity of the city than the great confiagration
which visited the place three decades later
The pioneers had been getting rich so rapidly
that the panfc tumbled many of them from
afiluence to penury at one swoop. Chicago
had Just been enjoying its first golden dream
of a real estate boom For instance, i'll a file
of the little weekly paper then printed here |
find, under date April, 1857, the following:
There Is piece of land in Chicago costing
SG2 in 1880 which has risen in value
100 per cent per day. 1t sold last week for
SCI, ,ao0n This is fair sample of the boom
prosperity. Vet after the panic had set III
many of these valuable lots We're sold for a
few dosIaIs' taxes. For years the growth Of
the town was retarded by hard times, and as
late as 1910 al Of the real estate in the place
was assessed at only so 900. Now, only
forty-seven years laoer, that sum would not
purchase a thirty foot lot, vacant, on State
street
There has been much luck, good and i'll, in
the life of Chicago To begin with, there are
many sites near by more fitting for large
city than this low prairie. Pullman, twelve
miles south, has greater natural advantages,
and 50 has South Chicago. But Chicago grew
where she did because the government had
years before built a fort here-Fort Dearborn,
which was burned by Indians in lsl2, and its
three score occupants :nassacred on the shores
Of the lake where now stands George NJ. Pull
mans residence and an Old cottonwood tree,
the latter full IF bullets. The town naturally
grew about th. fort and Indian trailing post
Still further back this became the site of a
cove nment fort for no other reason than
traders as the head Of the portage between
the Chicago ami DeS PLANES rivers, the narrow
strip Of land dividing the waters OF the lake
basin from those Of tie Mississippi valley and
the Gulf of Mexico. More than 200 years ago
il was that Louis Joliet and Father Mar
quette. the one a searcher after wealth and
the other seeking savage souls TO save, came
this way in their cano2S-the first white mcn
10 behold the site of the future metropolis of
the interior continent For nearly a century
the site of Chicago was French territory, but
in 1875 the Indians ceied it to the United
States In lsu3 Fort Dearborn was erected,
and in 1894 came the first permanent white
settler. John kmzie. Gordon Hubbard, who
diei few days ago, traded with the Indians